CA1136560A - Resealable container - Google Patents

Resealable container

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CA1136560A
CA1136560A CA000358949A CA358949A CA1136560A CA 1136560 A CA1136560 A CA 1136560A CA 000358949 A CA000358949 A CA 000358949A CA 358949 A CA358949 A CA 358949A CA 1136560 A CA1136560 A CA 1136560A
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flap
container
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John J. Steinke
George Kaufman
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Church and Dwight Co Inc
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D5/00Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
    • B65D5/42Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks
    • B65D5/70Break-in flaps, or members adapted to be torn-off, to provide pouring openings
    • B65D5/701Tearable flaps defined by score-lines or incisions provided in the closure flaps of a tubular container made of a single blank

Abstract

RESEALABLE CONTAINER
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE

A three-dimensional resealable container com-prising a top portion, a bottom portion and at least one side portion, the top portion being comprised of an inner section with die-cut portion and an outer section provided with a hinged flap portion adapted to open and close the container with the die-cut portion secured to the hinged flap, which container is useful for dispensing particulate or powdered material.

Description

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BACKGROUND OF THE INV~NTION

,~ Box-like containers or cartons for powder or ;,o~her pulverized materials are well known, For example, U.S, ''?atent No. 1,709,840 relates to powder boxes formed from ;Ipa-~teboard and the like. Box-like containers or cartons Ihaving perforations or other openings to dispense the content~ !
'!therein are also known. U.S. Patents Nos. 742,271 and 93g,82 ~disclose folded-blank paper boxes capable Or being used as a ~sh2ker to dispense pepper or other spices or pul~erlzed ~o ~,material. In U.S. Patent No. 1,303,138 a similar box having' ~la li~table rlap is described. However, although the flap is ,~intended to reseal the box after use, the flap does not in fact runctlon well in that capacity.
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OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION

It is an ob3ect Or this invention to provide an limproved container for powdered or other particulate material .
'~ It is also an object Or this invention to ;,provide a resealable shaker container for powder or other ~',pulverized materials.
! These and other ob3ects and advantages of the ~,invention will become obvious rrom the ~ollowing detailed doscription.

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Broadly speaking the present invention provides a three-dimensional resealable container with a square or rectangular cross-section comprising a top portion, a bottom portion and 4 side portions, the top portion being formed by a hinged flap of each side portion adapted to lap one another, the inner-most flap being provided with a centrally registered opening, the second inner-most flap being provided with a centrally registered portion with holes or perforations therein, the second outer-most flap being provided with a centrally registered die-cut piece secured to the outer-most flap and the outer-most flap being provided with a hinged flap portion to open and close the container with the die-cut piece secured to the hinged flap portion.
The container of the invention can be resealed after f opening due to the frictional contact of the hinged flap portion with the top and with the die-cut piece of the second outer-most flap of the top secured to the outer-most flap of the top which results in improved tightness of the hinged flap portion to avoid accidental opening. In one embodiment of the invention, the leading edge of the hinged flap portion extends to the edge of the top portion or protrudes slightly beyond the edge for easy gripping. The die-cut piece may be of any configuration but is preferably circular.
The container may be made of any suitable material, in-cluding cardboard, pasteboard, kraft, newsback board, solid bleached sulfate, and the like. It is within the scope of the P~/'?~. ~ 3 ~

113~560 invention that certain polymeric materials capable of being scored, folded, and die-cut, may be used, such as for example, polyethylene. The useful materials may be wax-coated, on one or both sides of the blank.
The container of this invention is useful for storing and dispensing virtually any powder or other material pulver-izable to a size small enough to pass through the openings or perforations in the top. Typical of such dispensible materials are pepper, salt, sugar, other spices, talc ? sodium bicarbonate, cleanser, and the like.
The resealable container of this invention may be any sided shape, according to the horizontal cross-section, including triangular, square, rectangular, pentagonal octagonal, etc.
Rectangular and square shapes are preferred and square shapes are especially preferred.
The three-dimensional container of the invention is comprised of a single blank of material cut and scored to form the sides, bottom, and top of the carton when folded to position, the top of said carton comprising two sections on opposite sides of the top adapted to lap one another, both sections formed with registered openings or perforations. Two of the sections are adapted to fold at right angles over the other sections, the first of the two latter sections having a die-cut piece centrally registered with the openings or perforations of the first named sections and the second of the two latter sections having a hinged flap adapted to cover and close the openings or perforation, the die-cut piece being affixed to the hinged flap.

Pg/~ - 4 -In this em~odiment, it is desirable to provide one of the two sections lapping one another with an embossed recess about the overlapping portion of the section which in-creases the spring action of the flaps creating an internàl pressure which aids in the sealing.
Another modification of the container is comprised of a single blank of material cut and scored to form the sides, bottom, and top of the carton when folded to position, the top of the carton comprising two sections on opposite sides of the top adapted to reciprocally fit with one another, one of which sections is formed with registered openings or perforations, the other two sections adapted to fold at right angles over the first sections, the first of the two latter sections having a die-cut piece centrally registered with the openings or per-forations of the first named sections and the second of the two latter sections having a flap adapted to cover and close the openings or perforations, the die-cu~ piece being affixed to the hinged flap.
Referring now to the drawings:~
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the invention wherein the hinged flap is even with the top surface of the container.
Fig. 2 is a perspective view similar to Fig. 1 wherein the flap is raised.
Fig. 3 shows a blank representing an embodiment of the invention as the blank is cut and creased preparatory to folding.
Fig. 4 shows a blank representing a different embodiment of the invention as the blank is cut and creased preparatory to folding.

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~; The embodiment Or this invention shown in . 1 has side walls 1 and 2, shown, as well as side walls 3 and 4, not shown. Top section 5 contains hinged flap.6, ~ hich is rormed by die-cut, perforated lines 7 and 8 and is ihin~ed at score line 9.
¦l Figure 2 shows the embodiment Or Figure 1 with ~jhinged flap 6 in a raised position. Dle-cut piece 10, which ¦¦ is affixed or glued to the underside of hinged flap 6, was c '! fro~, and fits snugly into, opening 11 in section 12.
!!Visible through opening 11 are per~orations or openings 13 in ~¦section 14.
~¦ Figures 3 and 4 each represent a blank rrom .:. .
¦which the resealable shaker carton can be prepared. In '!Figure 3,~~side walls 1,2,3 and 4 are formed by score. lines ¦~15,16 and 17, and tab 13 is formed by score line lg. Bottom !I sections or flaps 20,21,22 and ?3 are separated by die-cut lines 24,25 and 26 and are formed by score lines 27j28,29 and ~3 .
ll The top sections or flaps Or Figures 3 and 4 1! represent two di~ferent embodiments of the invention. In Figure 3, flap 31 has an opening 32 which registers centrally h the pr-~rforations 13 and piece 10. In Figure.4, flap 33 .
1. has an indentation or boundary 34 intended to rcciprocally i¦fit boundary 35 on flap 36.
~5 ! Flaps 33 and 36 can also have other, recipro-I~cally fitting shapes. For exarnple, boundaries 34 and 35 C jjcould each be a straight line, the respective dimensions Or .
¦Iflaps 33 and 36 being such that ~hey-would not ovcrlap.but oula rold on the same plane.

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l~ The top sections are separated from one another -( 'by die-cut lines 37,38 and 39. Piece 10 is formed by die-cut ,~perrorated line 40. Section 5 has notches 41 and 42 to-¦Ifacilitate the graspin~ and raising Or hinged rlap 6.
1 In forming containers Or this invention, tab 18 is arfixed or glued to the interlor surface of section 4 so that lines 19 and 41 abut. Then, the bottom flaps 20 to 23 may be folded in turn to form a bottom surface. These flaps !may be held in position with glue or staples, or the like.

~It is within the scope of the invention that two of the botto jrlaps, such as 21 and 23 or 20 and 22, may be truncated so th t ¦they '?fitt' together on the same plane. -The top sections should be folded so that ~section 31 is folded first, then section 14, followed by ¦section 12 and section 5. Each of sections 1~ ? or 5 Ishould be glued or affixed, on the lateral edges to the pre-¦ceding surface. In particular, section 5 should be affixed ¦section 12 by glue outwardly adjacent to the die-cut lines and piece 10 should be arrixed to the undersurface of hinged 3rlap 6.
¦ To open the containers of this invention, the ¦outside portion of hinged flap 6 is grasped and pulled up so that perrorated lines 7 and 8 tear and piece 10 is removed ,from section 12 to form opening 11. After use, hinged flap 6 is pressed down to cause piece 10 to fit snugly into opening 11 and section 12.
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, The perroration or openings 13 can comprise circular holes or slits wide enough to permit the passage Or , the pulverized material within. Typlcally, perforations 13 ~, could comprise rour evenly spaced circular holes, each Or I which has a diameter Or from 0.05 to 0.125 inches.
I Various modifications Or the invention may be ¦I made without departing from the splrit or scope thereor and ' it is to be understood that the invention is to be limited .
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Claims (8)

THE EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION IN WHICH AN EXCLUSIVE
PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. A three-dimensional resealable container with a square or rectangular cross-section comprising a top portion, a bottom portion and 4 side portions, the top portion being formed by a hinged flap of each side portion adapted to lap one another, the inner-most flap being provided with a centrally registered opening, the second inner-most flap being provided with a centrally registered portion with holes or perforations therein, the second outer-most flap being provided with a cen-trally registered die-cut piece secured to the outer-most flap and the outer-most flap being provided with a hinged flap portion to open and close the container with the die-cut piece secured to the hinged flap portion.
2. A container of claim 1 wherein the leading edge of the hinged flap portion extends to the edge of the top portion.
3. A container of claim 1 wherein the cross-section is square.
4. A three-dimensional container with a square of rectan-gular cross-section comprising a top portion, a bottom portion and 4 side portions, the top portion being formed by a hinged flap of each side portion and adapted to lap one another, the inner-most flap extending one half across the cross-section of the container and provided with a centrally registered opening, the second inner-most flap extending one half across the cross-section of the container and is provided with a tab portion over-lapping the inner-most flap and provided with centrally register-ed holes or perforations, the second outermost flap being pro-vided with a centrally reqistered die-cut piece secured to the outer-most flap and the outer-most flap being provided with a hinged flap portion to open and close the container with the die-cut piece secured to the hinged flap portion.
5. The container of claim 4 wherein the inner-most flap is provided about the opening with an embossed recess to accommodate the overlapping second inner-most section.
6. The container of claim 4 wherein the cross-section is square.
7. The container of claim 4 wherein the cross-section is rectangular.
8. A three-dimensional container with a square or rec-tangular cross-section comprising a top portion, a bottom portion and 4 side portions, the top portion being formed by a hinged flap of each side portion and adapted to lap one another, the inner-most flap being provided with a centrally registered opening, the second inner-most flap being provided with a centrally registered opening, the second outer-most flap being provided with a centrally registered die-cut piece secured to the outer-most flap and the outer-most flap being provided with a hinged flap portion to open and close the container with the die-cut piece secured to the hinged flap portion.
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